Frontiers in Microbiology (Nov 2022)

Screening of bioflocculant and cellulase-producing bacteria strains for biofloc culture systems with fiber-rich carbon source

  • Jinping Wu,
  • Jinping Wu,
  • Yifeng Chen,
  • Yifeng Chen,
  • Xueni Xu,
  • Xueni Xu,
  • Wei Ren,
  • Wei Ren,
  • Wei Ren,
  • Wei Ren,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xiaoni Cai,
  • Xiaoni Cai,
  • Xiaoni Cai,
  • Xiaoni Cai,
  • Aiyou Huang,
  • Aiyou Huang,
  • Aiyou Huang,
  • Aiyou Huang,
  • Yanhua Zeng,
  • Yanhua Zeng,
  • Hao Long,
  • Hao Long,
  • Zhenyu Xie,
  • Zhenyu Xie,
  • Zhenyu Xie,
  • Zhenyu Xie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.969664
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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The biofloc technology (BFT) system has been widely applied in the shrimp and fish culture industry for its advantages in water-saving, growth improvement, and water quality purification. However, The BFT system usually takes a long time to establish, and the extra carbon source input increases the maintenance cost of the system. In this study, we aimed to develop a low-cost and high-efficient BFT system for Litopenaeus vannamei by applying bacteria that could promote the formation of BFT and utilize cheap carbon sources. Three bioflocculant-producing bacteria strains (M13, M15, and M17) have been screened from a cellulolytic strain collection. All three strains have been identified as Bacillus spp. and can use sugarcane bagasse (SB) as a carbon source, which is a cheap byproduct of the sucrose industry in the tropic area of China. Compared to sucrose, the addition of SB and the three strains could improve the biofloc formation rate, biofloc size distribution, ammonia removal rate, and the growth performance of the shrimps. These results suggest that the bioflocculant and cellulase-producing bacteria strains could promote the biofloc formation and the growth of shrimps by using SB as an economic substitute carbon source in the BFT shrimp culture system.

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